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May 5th, 2014, 13:54 GMT · By Dragos Rusu

Jeremy Clarkson Told by the BBC Firing Is“Inevitable”

- Jeremy Clarkson receives his final warning from the BBC before he is fired for making controversial comments

Jeremy Clarkson is skating on very thin ice and will continue to do so until his “inevitable” sacking from the BBC,after another racial scandal broke out last week and viewers have angrily petitioned for his removal from thenetwork.

Clarkson is known for his controversial statements, but it seems that this time he might have gone overboard and the final blow tohis already crumbling position at the BBC has been dealt. The entire thing started when The Mirror published a video of Clarkson inan unaired taping of Top Gear from years ago, in which he mutters the N-word while reciting an old nursery rhyme.

In his weekly column in The Sun, Jeremy has now confessed that the video apology he gave last week was given only at the BBC'sinsistence and was not done by his choice or that of his legal team. He also added that “I've been told by the BBC that if I makeone more offensive remark, anywhere, at any time, I will be sacked.”

In his true style, Jeremy found the power to make fun of his current situation, “And even the angel Gabriel would struggle tosurvive with that hanging over his head. It's inevitable that one day, someone, somewhere will say that I've offended them, andthat will be that.”

But that doesn't change the sad reality that Clarkson is indeed one scandal away from getting the boot and leaving the automotiveentertainment show that he's headed for well over twenty years and that has become the most beloved TV series of this type inthe world today, and which has spawned numerous similar shows in countries all over the world.

It must be mentioned that the footage the Mirror obtained was never aired on television, since there were numerous takesrecorded at the time. In the version that made it on the air, Jeremy can be heard replacing the N-word in the rhyme with the word“teacher.”

Even in the other versions, the racial slur can't be heard outright, because Jeremy tries his best to mumble the offensive partunder his breath. However, the Mirror have called in a team of forensic investigators who have confirmed that the N-word is usedin that sentence.

Reactions from the public have been mixed: many have asked for the prompt firing of Jeremy Clarkson who has made some

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controversial remarks in the past, while others pleaded for lenience, citing that political correctness was turning many people intoblind zealots.

Through all of this, Clarkson has maintained that he never uses the word on a regular basis and that he never intended to offendanyone with its use. People of the same age as him recalled that the rhyme he used was popular when they were growing up andpointed out that it wasn't considered to be racial at the time.

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Comment #1 by: MarkusMcNugen on 05 May 2014, 15:12 UTC reply to this comment

If Jeremy Clarkson gets fired from Top Gear, I will no longer be watching the show. Its the three personalities that make theshow what it is, and without Clarkson it just wouldnt be the same.

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